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157 East 74 Street

1,057Records
17City systems
0Open violations
1.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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1,057 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 622 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 99 DOB permits, 89 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1986
Floors11
Res. units19
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)NAME NOT ON FILE
BBL1014097501
BIN1082906, 1802573

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.6. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,821,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1986)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Saga House Condominium
Head officerKristina Sokolowski
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$870,338 $391,652
2026$1,426,426 $641,892
2027$593,420 $267,039

The city's market estimate has fallen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,045,528 a year ($48.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $675,162 ($16.17 per sq ft), net operating income $1,370,366. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway77 St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 74 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 72 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

157 East 74 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
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312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
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5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
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301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
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210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
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10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
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211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

showing 60 of 372 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-03Deed $1,225,000 — from JOHNSON, LARS J.A. to BISCAYA PARTNERS LLC $1,225,000
2026-06-03Mortgage $1,225,000 — from BISCAYA PARTNERS LLC to RAYMOND JAMES BANK $1,225,000
2026-05-22Sold for $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $64,474
2024-11-21Deed $1,500,000 — from GALLAGHER, CAMILLA; GALLAGHER, GLORIA; GALLAGHER, DAVID to JUNIOR'S CLIFF LP $1,500,000
2024-11-15Deed $2,500,000 — from BEALIBU LLC to JUNIOR'S CLIFF LP $2,500,000
2024-11-01Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $131,579
2024-10-31Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $78,947
2024-05-02Deed $4,025,000 — from FRANGOS, JOHN to MIRANDA-SCHMIDT, TRUSTEE, GAIL; KE5B5C 157 EAST 74 TRUST $4,025,000
2024-04-26Sold for $4,025,000 $4,025,000 $211,842
2023-08-23Mortgage $1,362,600 — from HANNA JESIONOWSKA PRACTICE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,362,600
2023-08-23CERR $1,362,600 — from HANNA JESIONOWSKA PRACTICE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,362,600
2023-01-09M&CON $1,420,000 — from HANNA JESIONOWSKA PRACTICE, LLC to STORMFIELD CAPITAL FUNDING I, LLC $1,420,000
2023-01-09AL&R $1,420,000 — from HANNA JESIONOWSKA PRACTICE, LLC to STORMFIELD CAPITAL FUNDING I, LLC $1,420,000
2021-08-26Deed $2,400,000 — from ROBERT HAMBURGER TRUST; BENJAMIN S. GREENBAUM; ESTATE OF MARY JO HAMBURGER; AVRON I. BROG to BRAESIDE 9 US LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $2,400,000
2021-08-06Sold for $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $126,316

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171123171750
201871281331
20190322815
20204035820
202114335631
202211466835
202362412731
202483215836
2025101148841
20266138725
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The full timeline

Construction 162Enforcement 106Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 638Health & systems 97

Every one of the 1,057 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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